| Fly with Me | |
| Cover: | Fly With Me CD Cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jonas Brothers |
| Album: | Lines, Vines and Trying Times |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Label: | Hollywood |
| Producer: | John Fields |
| Prev Title: | Paranoid |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Pom Poms |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
"Fly with Me" is the second single by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers from their fourth studio album Lines, Vines and Trying Times. It was released on June 9, 2009, through Hollywood Records. The song was introduced in the closing credits of the 2009 film ,[1] in which the Brothers provided voiceover work. A Cantonese version of the song is played in the Flights of Fantasy Parade at Hong Kong Disneyland.[2] An orchestrated instrumental arrangement of the song plays in the presentation of the honorary grand marshal before the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
"Fly with Me" was written by Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Greg Garbowsky, while production was handled by John Fields.[3] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing, the track runs at 152 BPM and is in the key of C major, with a range in the song spanning from the notes G3 to F#5.[4] It was written about Kevin and Danielle Jonas' relationship before marriage, despite both of them being far apart from each other.
"Fly with Me" was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Bill Lamb of About.com stated, "[W]ith the piano, harp and chimes [sic] sounds [...] we begin an ultimately annoying program of guess which new instruments and even new genre we'll attempt on the next track."[5] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine said of the song, "sound like outtakes from recent parody of the band on South Park."[6] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly described the track as "wholesome" and " bow dutifully to the Jonases' younger fan base."[7]
The music video premiered on the Disney Channel on June 7, 2009, and was uploaded to group's YouTube account on the same day.[8] It features footage of the group rehearsing the song with backstage "behind-the-scenes" video clips of their 2009 World Tour preparation and rehearsals.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] | 80 |
| Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[10] | 7 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 166 |
| Date | Format | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | August 24, 2009 | CD single | Polydor | [12] [13] |
| Germany | September 25, 2009 | Universal | [14] |